Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Thinking of You Card using AALL & Create's Galactic Edges and Tear It Out Dies

We are officially into November and another Monday brings another Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme.  This time our theme is "thinking of you" and we're featuring products from AALL & Create.  I love their die sets in particular and use them any time I want a visually interesting edge or a wonky shape!

I started by cutting shapes out of Strathmore Mixed Media Paper with AALL & Create's Galactic Edges and Tear It Out die sets.  I wasn't sure which shapes I was going to use at this point, but I like to see my options!

Once I had my pieces cut, I painted the border edges and then tore some ledger patterned paper out of my Spellbinders Reminisce paper pad.  I punched holes in some of the scraps and glued them onto my square card base.  I added some paint to the punched-out holes I'd made and then glued on some of the edge pieces I'd painted.

I stamped my sentiment onto another piece of Reminisce paper (a graph design).  The sentiment is from a Simon stamp set (Cozy in the Cold).  I attached it to my card using Tim Holtz Cello Tape and then finished it off with some scribbling (Distress Watercolor Pencils) and painting.

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

• AALL & Create Galactic Edges Dies
• AALL & Create Tear it Out Dies
• Spellbinders Reminisce Paper Pad
• Distress Watercolor Pencils: Set 3
• Simon Says Stamp Cozy in the Cold Stamp Set
• Tim Holtz Cello Tape
• Strathmore Mixed Media Paper
• Dina Wakley Paint
• Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink

We'd love to see your renditions of our "thinking of you" theme!  Upload your creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Halloween Card using Whimsy Stamps Spell Book and Spell Book Potions Stamp Sets

Happy Monday and welcome to another Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!  This week our theme is to incorporate trees.  I decorated the cover of my spell book with some Halloween tree images from Tim Holtz.  The spell book itself is from Whimsy Stamps.

I have to say that this Spell Book stamp set and its sister-set, Spell Book Potions, is a wonderful collection!  The Spell Book stamp set comes with the outline of the book and one spell book title, but if you have both stamp sets, you can customize the cover and make several different clever books.  I love stamp sets that offer different possibilities!  For this project, I started by stamping the book and choosing the title, which I also stamped on.  Because this week's challenge was to incorporate trees, I added some tree images onto my cover from Tim Holtz's Sketch Manor stamp set.  I adding a little color with Distress Watercolor Pencils.

I also used watercolors and ended up adding a final layer of color with Distress Crayons, which smudge beautifully when you need a good smudged look.

With my book complete, I cut a background panel out of black cardstock.  I used Tim Holtz's Deckle Torn Edge Trimmer to give the edges a rougher look.  I glued my book to the background and stamped over it with a cobweb stamp, also from Tim Holtz.  I heat embossed the cobwebs and added white and green paint around the edges of the black cardstock.  To make my book stand out even more from the black background, I outlined the cover with a white Posca pen.

 Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

• Whimsy Stamps Spell Book Stamp Set
• Whimsy Stamps Spell Book Potions Stamp Set
• Tim Holtz Sketch Manor Stamp Set
• Tim Holtz Trick or Treat Stamp Set
• Distress Watercolor Pencils: Set 4, Set 6
• Distress Crayons: Set 1, Set 3
• Watercolors
• White Posca Pen
• Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink
• Tim Holtz Deckle Torn Edge Trimmer
• Distress Embossing Ink
• White Embossing Powder
• Heat Tool

Be sure to submit your tree project to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store!

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Halloween Card using Papertrey Ink's Bewitching Bookcase Stamp Set

Happy Monday and welcome to another Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!  This week's theme is Halloween/Spooky.  I'm not a fan of real spooky stuff, so I made a card out of this cute Halloween bookcase stamp set from Papertrey Ink.

It was a lot of fun to stamp the bookcase shape and then fill it in with all sorts of books and bottles and potions.  I also stamped the banner. 

I cut out the banner and added it to the front of my bookcase and then cut the background panels for the card using AALL & Create's Numberama die set.

I assembled the different layers like so:

I wanted a little more color in the background and a grungier look, so I added paint around the edges.  I also did a little scribbling with Distress Watercolor Pencils to bring in some green tones.

Here are the supplies I used, which you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

• Papertrey Ink Bewitching Bookcase
• Papertrey Ink Betwitching Bookcase Dies
• AALL & Create Numberama Dies
• Ranger Archival Ink
• Dylusions Paint
• Dina Wakley Paint
• Distress Watercolor Pencils: Set 2 and Set 3

Upload your Halloween/spooky creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Halloween Tag using Papertrey Ink's VIP Ticket Collection

Welcome to another Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!  This week our theme is to "think pink" in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.  I added pops of pink to my Halloween ticket tag that was made with some Papertrey Ink products.

I started by cutting out Papertrey Ink's ticket die shape and stamped it with images from Papertrey Ink's VIP Ticket Collection: Halloween.  The pink polka dots in the background are from Tim Holtz's Mixed Media 2 stamp set.

I also grabbed a girl image from Tim Holtz's Photobooth set and cut out a hat to fit her from Tim's Frightful Things die set.  I added some pink tones to the hat using Distress Watercolor Pencils and paint.

All that was left was to assemble!  I added in some diagonal pink-striped washi tape to the photo and I flicked on some Dylusions Tropical Sangria Ink Spray.  I added a little more pink paint to bump up the color and smudged around the edges of the ticket with black ink.

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

• Papertrey Ink VIP Ticket Collection Dies
• Papertrey Ink VIP Ticket Collection: Halloween
• Watercolor Distress Pencils: Set 1, Set 2
• Tim Holtz Photo Booth Images
• Dina Wakley Paint: Stoked
• White Posca Pen
• Ranger Archival Ink: Kitsch Flamingo and Jet Black
• Tim Holtz Frightful Things Die Set
• Tim Holtz Mixed Media 2 Stamp Set
• Dylusions Tropical Sangria Ink Spray

We're excited to see your pink creations this week!  Upload your projects to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Happy Halloween Tag using Tim Holtz's Vault Ghost Town and Moonlight Scare Die Sets

Welcome to October and to another fun Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!  Our theme this week is to "tag it".  We're also featuring the products of Tim Holtz.  I went with a Halloween scene and used some of Tim's older and newer stamp sets and dies.

I started with a piece of Distress Kraft Heavystock and painted it with blues and purples to create a night sky background.  I flicked Dina Wakley's Media White Gloss Spray on it to mimic stars.

While that dried, I cut out two rickety houses from Tim Holtz's Vault Ghost Town die set.  I glued yellow paper behind the shapes to make it look like light was coming through the windows, then I dabbed on some yellow paint to give the light a fuzzy glow type of look.  I also added some subtle shading to the houses using Distress Watercolor Pencils.

I decided to add a spiderweb to the background instead of a moon.  The spiderweb is from Tim's Trick or Treat stamp set (an oldie but a goodie).  I stamped it with Distress Embossing Ink, then heat embossed it with a heat tool and white embossing powder.  I also added a bit of white to my houses to make them stand out from the dark background a little bit better.  I also scribbled around the edge of the tag with a Distress Watercolor Pencil.

Next I stamped my sentiment, which came from Tim's stamp and stencil combo pack THMM194.  I also cut out some bats from the Vault Moonlight Scare die set.

I glued everything together and my tag was complete!

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

• Waffle Flower Nesting Tags Die Set
• Tim Holtz Distress Kraft Heavysstock
• Dylusions Paint: Blueberry Mimosa and Lilac Haze
• Dina Wakley Paint
• Dina Wakley Media White Gloss Spray
• Tim Holtz Vault Ghost Town Die Set
• Tim Holtz Vault Moonlight Scare Die Set
• Tim Holtz Stamp and Stencil Pack THMM194
• Tim Holtz Trick or Treat Stamp Set
• Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink
• Distress Ink: Chipped Sapphire, Peacock Feathers
• Distress Watercolor Pencils: Set 1, Set 5
• Distress Embossing Ink
• White Embossing Powder
• Heat Tool
• White Posca Pen

We're excited to see how you "tag it" this week!  Upload your creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Take Courage Journal Page

Welcome to the start of a new week and a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!  This week's theme is to use more than one stencil.  I used some Stencilgirl stencils and a Dina Wakley stencil on my journal page.

In my Dylusions Small Creative Journal, I started by making a collage with paint, stamping, scribbling, and paper scraps.

Next I stenciled some polka dots (Dina Wakley) and an abstract shape (StencilGirl) onto deli paper.

I cut the shapes out and changed them around a bit.

I glued them to my collage.  Next I put down a Seth Apter-designed stencil (also by StencilGirl) and copied just the outline.  These are the floating orange rectangular shapes.

I stamped on some floral images from Tim Holtz and picked a sentiment from Tim's Chitchat stickers.  I added some black dots onto the page and my project was complete!

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

• Dylusions Small Creative Journal
• Dina Wakley Ledger Paper
• Dina Wakley Paint
• Distress Watercolor Pencils: Set 2
• Dina Wakley White Gloss Media Spray
• Seth Apter ESA35 Stamp
• Dina Wakley Dotted Tape Stencil
• StencilGirl Textile Design Stencil
• StencilGirl (Seth Apter) Hopscotch Stencil
• Tim Holtz Floral Elements Stamp Set
• Tim Holtz Chitchat Stickers

Upload your stenciled creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store!

And don't forget to wrap up the month on a high note with more STAMPtember goodness!